The Baby Wildlife Game

Goal: Match each of the baby animals to its parent.

Can you match each of the baby animals in this game to its parent? Some baby animals look very similar to their parents and some look nothing like them at all.

Below you'll find a list of the main types of animals found in nature. Knowing this information may give you clues that help you match the baby animal to its parent.

Animal Types and Their Characteristics:

Fish

Live in water, have scales and gills, swim to move around, are cold-blooded, hatch from eggs

Reptiles

Live on land, have scales and lungs, some hatch from eggs, some are born alive, are cold-blooded

Amphibians

Start life in water with gills and tails, grow lungs and legs for life on land as adults, are cold-blooded, hatch from eggs

Birds

Have feathers and wings, are warm-blooded, hatch from eggs, most birds can fly (but not all)

Mammals

Have fur, drink milk from their mom, are warm-blooded, are born alive

How to Play:

1. Click "Next" to get started.

2. Look at the picture of the baby animal(s).

3. Choose the animal that you think is the parent of the baby animal(s).

4. Click "Next" to see if you were right.

Let's start the game! Click "Next" below to begin the game.

The correct answer is BEAR.

The cubs’ parent is a bear.

Bears are MAMMALS, which means they have fur, drink milk from mom, and are warm-blooded. A bear cub is usually born in a den in the wintertime, and will stay with its mother until it is about 1 ½ to 2 years old.

The correct answer is OWL.

An owl is the parent of these babies.

Owls are BIRDS and are usually nocturnal, which means they like to sleep during the day and come out at night.

The correct answer is FROG.

The baby animals are TADPOLES and their parent is a FROG.

Frogs are AMPHIBIANS. This means they start life in water as tadpoles. Later they grow legs and change into an adult frog that can live on land.

The correct answer is DEER.

The baby animal in the picture is a FAWN and the mother deer is called a DOE.

Deer are MAMMALS that give birth to live young. A mother doe usually gives birth to two or three baby fawns each year. They are HERBIVORES, which means they eat plants for food.

The correct answer is FOX.

The baby animals' parent is a fox.

Like deer and bears, foxes are MAMMALS, which means they have fur, drink milk from mom, are warm-blooded, and give birth to live young. Foxes are OMNIVORES, which means they eat both plants and animals for food.

The correct answer is GOOSE.

The baby animal in the picture is a GOSLING, and its parent is a GOOSE.

Geese are BIRDS, which means they have feathers and wings and can usually fly. They hatch from eggs. Many wild geese migrate all the way from Mexico to Canada and back each year!

The correct answer is RATTLESNAKE.

The baby animal and its parent are rattlesnakes.

Rattlesnakes are REPTILES, which means they have scales and can live on land. They hatch from eggs and are cold-blooded. Every time a rattlesnake sheds its skin, its rattle grows longer.

Be VERY careful and stay back if you see one because rattlesnakes have a venomous (i.e. poisonous) bite!

The correct answer is SALMON.

The baby animals’ parents are salmon.

Salmon are FISH, which means they have gills and fins to live in water. The baby salmon, called FRY, hatch from red eggs in rivers.

Young salmon swim downstream to live in the ocean. Adult salmon return to the river where they were hatched to lay eggs.

The correct answer is BOBCAT.

The baby animals in the picture are BOBKITTENS and their parent is a BOBCAT.

Bobcats are MAMMALS, which means they have fur and are warm-blooded. They are CARNIVORES, which means they eat meat for food.

The correct answer is ROBIN.

The baby animals’ parent is a robin.

Robins are BIRDS, which means they have feathers and wings, can usually fly, and are hatched from eggs.

Baby robins hatch from blue eggs in the spring and summer. Adult robins care for the chicks until they are able to feed on their own.

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